Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-22
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
Welded AMID THE CLANK OF
SWORD AND SABER.
The Belle of Montana's Chief Militar,
Pest Captured for Life by one
of its Bravest War
riorS.

Fort Shaw correspondence Helena Her
aid: One Of the prettiest weddings it has
ever been the good fortune of your cores
pondent to assist at Gn the French sense)
was celebrated at this post on the evening
of the 14th instant. The high contracting
| parties We're Miss Florence Stouch, only
daughter of captain Stouch of the 3rd in
fantry, and lieutenant McRae of the same
| reg iment, scion of the well known
Georgia family of that name. At little
before eight o'clock the garrison and its
guests the latter a bevy of ladies from
Helena and delegation of officers from
Fort Assinniboine) assembled in the hop
room, transformed for the occasion into a
very pretty military chapel, where wreath
and garland and bell of fragrant western
pine hung in soft outline against the
background Of flags, with which the walls
and ceiling We're draped. The altar and
chancel rail were lightly framed in the
soft, green sprays, to which many brilliant
flowers lent an additional beauty of
| warmth and color, and from either side
Of the reredos hung the great silken col
ors of the regiment, a silent benson from
the dear old Third upon the nuptials Of
two of its children.
THEB RIDAL PARTY.
At s o'clock sharp the brides mother,
quietly but elegantly dressed, was escorted
to her seat by lieutenant Robertson, first
cavalry, who next ushered in from the
side entrance, the officiating minister, the
Rev. Van lngen, of the Episcopal church,
and rejoined the other three ushers, lieu
tenants Cronin, Taylor and Leniham. all
of the Goth infantry. A moment later the
full orchestral band Of "Ours" struck up
Memberships wedding march from
Summer Nights Dream, and from the
eastern entrance, through the double
ranks Of ladies, officers and soldiers came
the bridal party. First the four ushers,
then the bride, leaning lightly upon her
fathers arm, met at the chancel the
groom and his best man, lietenant Dean,
Sd infantry. The bride pretty, petite and
and brunettee, her dainty figure in its
trailing re be of heavy white satin and
moire, devoid of ornament save a few
dropping sprays of heather, shining
through the veil of misty tulle, was
slightly pale, but radiant with the beauty
OF youth and happiness, and as she gave
her hand to the tall, handsome, soldierly
man into whose keeping she was about to
give her life and hope, she raised for an
instant a pair of eyes bright as gems,
tender and contiding as child's, dark
and soft as a summers night.
The house and tables were charmingly
decorated, the music perfect and the pres
ents numerous and very handsome.
Among the last, by the way, We're three
very graceful tributes to the popularity of
the young people. A superb silver pitcher
from the men of company X, Sd infantry
(the company commanded by the brides
father, an exquisite tete tete set from
the men of company Ell, 3D. infantry Gn
which the groom is a lieutenant) and sixty
very handsome small pieces from the Off
GERS of 3d. At II o'clock the newly we'd
ded pair appeared in travelling costume.
Good-byes and bon voyage were said, and,
followed by a storm Of rice, slippers and
God-speeds, they were escorted to the
four-horse carriage that was to take them
to the railroad. Lieutenant McRae has
leave of absence for two months, and the
honeymoon will be spent at his home
in Georgia and among the appropriate
orange blossoms of Florida.